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Hi,
I have a grand total of 8 hours on a Miller Diversion 180 TIG welder. I have learned that EVERYTHING must be very clean to get good results.
In the process of welding some nuts on to 3/4" ready rod for my Bridgeport leveling project, I had a big surprise.
The threaded rod has a shiny zinc? plating and the nuts have the same type of finish. Having no experience TIG welding this material I just ran the weld area by the wire wheel and went to town.
With in 5 seconds I had a pop and noticed a ball on the end of the Tungsten.
I learned something. Grind down to bare metal.
TIG machines are great, they are versatile and you can do a variety of welding on all kinds of material. MIG on the other hand is a must in a shop. I need a MIG machine.
Please see the PIC.
I have a grand total of 8 hours on a Miller Diversion 180 TIG welder. I have learned that EVERYTHING must be very clean to get good results.
In the process of welding some nuts on to 3/4" ready rod for my Bridgeport leveling project, I had a big surprise.
The threaded rod has a shiny zinc? plating and the nuts have the same type of finish. Having no experience TIG welding this material I just ran the weld area by the wire wheel and went to town.
With in 5 seconds I had a pop and noticed a ball on the end of the Tungsten.
I learned something. Grind down to bare metal.
TIG machines are great, they are versatile and you can do a variety of welding on all kinds of material. MIG on the other hand is a must in a shop. I need a MIG machine.
Please see the PIC.